Matt and Gideon,
Although my solution below is not Cocoa, WebView supports it. So, I can give
further help off-list if the HTML/CSS subject is not adequate for this list.
Gideon's requirements seem to be very simple and, although WebView's
capabilities are not comparable to "real" printing, he can use CSS
(stylesheets):
> - print headers and footers on the page
To repeat the table headers on every page with very simple HTML and CSS changes:
1. The table must have well-defined <thead> and <tbody> sections;
2. In the stylesheet, the thead element should have this property (it's
standard in most browsers, but it's nice to force it):
thead {display: table-header-group;}
> - print the content at the top of the content area even if it's shorter than
> the page
This should be easy if you don't rely on tables for the layout. An
"absolutely-positioned" div element will auto-adjust its size to the content,
unless you specify a size for it. But, even if you set a fixed size, the
vertical-align property is "top" by default (in contrast to table cell, which
is "middle" by default).
If you can't make sense of this, check w3c.org or consult a skilled web
designer.
> - ensure pagination doesn't split table rows
This is easy, but I am not sure if WebKit's implementation applies this
property to table-row elements:
th, tr {page-break-inside: avoid;}
Cheers,
Flavio Donadio
On 20/07/2010, at 22:38, Matt Neuburg wrote:
> Then I'd suggest that you just write a view of your own that draws the way
> you want, and print that view. Using a Web view to print is a quick
> solution, but you can't beat real printing if what you want is control over
> what's printed. The machinery with which you are familiar gives you that
> control. m.
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